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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern advances in e-learning enable people in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are a variety of subjects that learning technology organizations must deal with today because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage problems like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of these fascinating new open educational ventures. Lecturers want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This new book also explores the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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